Viola Part. Par COBB CELIA. Top Banana is a collection of 20 performance pieces for young string players (Grades 1–2+), for solo or group playing, composed by Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell. Drawing on a wide range of moods and styles, the pieces are intended to inspire communicative and committed performances in any concert or exam situation. Each piece aims to capture the musical imagination and t…

9 pieces for jazz piano-Jazz In Springtime is a stylish piano album which takes players on a musical tour of springtime presenting well-loved jazz standards such as April in Paris and Honeysuckle Rose alongside cool original compositions by celebrated jazz pianist Nikki Iles. The nine pieces present a variety of jazz styles including swing folk samba and contemporary drawing inspiration from…

for Band. Par ANDERSON LEROY. This work was written by Leroy Anderson in 1951 and premiered by him when he recorded it for Decca. Interestingly, in 1956 the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Rockford, Illinois changed their original name from the Rockford Rangers after having heard the piece played by a different corps. The music emulates the sound of distant trumpets and soldiers marching,…

Piano Solo-For any electronic keyboard or acoustic piano. A fantasy trip for second year piano students! Each song title-for example The Unicorn Faeries Medusa March of the Gnomes The Sorcerer-comes complete with ancient-looking pen-and-ink drawing of the character in the title a descriptive caption and suggested musical settings to make the mood spooky and authentic.

The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked Revised and Updated Second Ed.-From his writing of Godspell's score at age 23 through the making of the megahit musical Wicked and beyond Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked takes readers into the world of the legendary Broadway and film composer-lyricist. In this authorized biography d…

Irish composer Kevin Volans' work has gained international acclaim over the years. Drawing on a combination of European and African compositional techniques his music displays a unique charm. Volans' distinctive sound is heavilyin demand and since the mid-1980s his work has been performed regularly at such venues as the Pompidou Centre the Royal Albert Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York.Th…

ABRSM Grades 7-8 . This special collection of intermediate to advanced piano repertoire has been lovingly curated by internationally renowned pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason. Inspired by her musical journey from childhood prodigy to accomplished performer, and drawing on her championship of female composers and composers of colour, Isata has handpicked a wonderfully diverse melange of music for player…

A Symphony-Cantata after texts from the Holy Scriptures-Mendelssohn’s contemporaries frequently mentioned his “Hymn of Praiseâ€� in the same breath as Beethoven’s Ninth – and often enough viewed it as an imitation. Mendelssohn authority John Michael Cooper in his extensive Introduction to this new Urtext edition shows that the comparison is completely unfounded: with this work Mendelssoh…

With Lick Library: Jam With Andy James you'll study, jam and have fun at the same time with the help of well-respected guitarist and teacher Andy James.This DVD contains three top quality backing tracks and can be approached in two ways. First you can 'jam' with the tracks flying solo, experimenting with different ideas, licks and solos. Alternatively you can trade solos with Andy, drawing inspira…

Book with Online Video Lessons-Standard Tuning Slide Guitar is a compilation of slide guitar techniques accumulated by author and über-guitarist Greg Koch for over 30 years. With detailed notation and tablature for over 100 playing examples and video demonstrations Koch demonstrates how to play convincing blues rock country and gospel-tinged slide guitar while in standard tuning by using techn…